Brief aan Max Liebermann Possibly 1903 - 1924

This letter to Max Liebermann was penned in Arnhem by E. & M. Cohen in July 1903. I imagine it was created with a dip pen and ink, the nib scratching across the page, leaving behind the elegant, spidery text. The controlled yet spontaneous strokes remind me of Cy Twombly’s calligraphic paintings, but here, instead of paint, it’s ink that dances on the paper. I wonder, as Cohen wrote this letter, did they pause, considering each word, each flourish? Or did the thoughts flow freely, the hand simply keeping pace with the mind? The letter speaks of collaboration, of different hands contributing to a single vision. It makes me think about how artists are always in conversation with each other. Cohen, Liebermann, Twombly – each one building on what came before, adding their unique voice to the ongoing dialogue of art. It's a reminder that art is not created in a vacuum, but is a shared human endeavor.